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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like El Salvador to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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